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Ann Arbor, MI (PRWEB) January 25, 2012

A new mobile app developed by global public health organization NSF International is making it even easier for consumers to search and find dietary supplements and sports nutrition products that have earned NSF Certified for Sport? certification.

Download the free NSF Sport App: iPhone | Android

The NSF Certified for Sport? program was developed by NSF International to help athletes, coaches, trainers and health and fitness enthusiasts make more educated decisions when choosing nutritional supplements. NSF screens supplements for more than 165 banned substances and undeclared ingredients including stimulants, narcotics, steroids, diuretics, beta-2-agonists, masking agents and other substances, as well as unsafe levels of contaminants. The NSF Certified for Sport program also tests and certifies that product content matches label claims, and inspects the manufacturing facility in which the products are made. Annual product re-testing and facility inspections verify ongoing compliance with program requirements.

The NSF Certified for Sport? program is recognized by major sports organizations such as the NFL, MLB, and their player associations, PGA, LPGA, NCAA and the Canadian Centre for Ethics in Sport (CCES) to help ensure the sports supplements their athletes use are free of banned substances. To help educate consumers about the program, NSF is offering consumers a chance to win a prize by taking a short NSF Certified for Sport quiz on their Facebook page.

The new NSF Sport App makes this even easier by allowing users to search NSF International?s listings or browse a complete list of NSF certified products from an iPhone (and iPad) or Android phone.

?NSF International?s Certified for Sport? program is the most rigorous and complete testing and certification program available for sports nutrition and dietary supplements. This new NSF Sport mobile app now makes it even easier for consumers to search for and find NSF Certified for Sport certified supplements that are safer and free of banned substances,? said NSF Dietary Supplements Certification program General Manager Ed Wyszumiala.

The NSF Dietary Supplement and Certified for Sport? programs are part of the NSF Health Sciences Division, which offers certification, training, consulting, GMP and GLP testing, R&D and auditing for the pharmaceutical, dietary supplement and medical device industries. The Health Sciences Division includes: NSF Pharmalytica, a GLP & GMP contract laboratory; NSF-DBA, which has more than 25 years of pharmaceutical, dietary supplement, and medical devices training expertise; NSF Reference Standards and NSF Dietary Supplements. NSF International wrote the only official American National Standard for Dietary Supplements (NSF/ANSI 173) and developed its product certification program based on that standard. NSF’s Health Science Division operates globally throughout North America, Europe, Middle East, Africa, Asia and Latin America.

Editor?s Note: To schedule an interview with Ed Wyszumiala, General Manager of NSF International Dietary Supplement Certification program, contact Kelly Nichols at 734-827-6850 or knichols(at)nsf(dot)org.

Organizations seeking to learn more about the NSF Certified for Sport program, visit nsfsport.com or contact David Trosin at dtrosin(at)nsf(dot)org or 734-827-6856.

About NSF International: NSF International is an independent organization that writes standards and certifies products for food, water and consumer goods to minimize adverse health effects and protect the environment (nsf.org). Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting human health and safety worldwide. NSF is a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Food and Water Safety and Indoor Environment.

Additional NSF services include NSF Education and Training, safety audits for the food and water industries, NSF Sustainability, organic certification provided by QAI (Quality Assurance International) and management systems registrations delivered through NSF International Strategic Registrations (NSF-ISR).

MEDIA CONTACTS:

Kelly Nichols

NSF International

734.827.6850

knichols(at)nsf(dot)org

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Las Vegas, NV (PRWEB) January 10, 2012

Under the auspices of the National Science Foundation SBIR Phase II program, Emota produces Healthy Lifestyle applications which blend mobile, digital living room, and social networking technologies to help people stay active, healthy, and connected. Our focus is creating pleasurable consumer experiences that enrich life through better social and emotional connectedness, while we work with health and service providers to deliver personalized health & lifestyle services.

At CES 2012, Emota is announcing three new products:

emota.ME – A Facebook app that provides a private and fun place for people to stay in touch with close friends and families. It?s like friends hanging out around a good bonfire.

emota.TV – A SmartTV app that is designed to bring the Emota experience into the living room. Perfect for those who want to stay close with remote friends and family without having to learn computer and internet skills, or for those who just want to stay away from the computer when they are home.

emota.THINGS – A series of wirelessly connected objects in the living room designed to emotionally engage the user and to create a sense of social connectedness in the living space.

These products form a Social Experience Platform for healthy lifestyle apps.

Please visit Emota at Booth #73103 at Eureka Park, Venetian Hotel at the CES.

About Emota:

Emota.net Inc. is based in Mountain View, California. It received a second round of funding from the National Science Foundation in February 2011. The $ 500,000 grant is awarded as part of National Science Foundation’s 2011 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II program. The grant is awarded based on progress Emota made in product, market and business model validation during the NSF-funded Phase I research in 2010.

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